Review: Flying Without Wings by Rishabh Puri

TITLE: Flying Without Wings
AUTHOR: Rishabh Puri
PUBLISHER: Black Ink/ HarperCollins India
GENRE: Romance
BLURB: “For Milli Bajwa, life is at a stand-still. Grounded in the Chandigarh airport where she works day after day, she watches flights leaving for destinations she knows she’ll never visit. Loveless and luckless, she would rather bury her nose in a book than face her grim reality.
And then, on a whim, she swipes right on a new dating app, and finds the man of her dreams- someone who can sweep her off her feet and teach her how to fly.
But the mysterious and charming Karan Singhania has secrets of his own, and a heart damaged in more ways than one.”

MY RATING: 3/5

MY REVIEW:
Flying Without Wings is a contemporary romance novel set in Chandigarh, India. The story revolves around Milli, the hard-working girl next door who hails from a middle class family and Karan the rich and handsome guy who has had his fair share of dishonest relationships. They encounter each other on an online dating app and hit it off immediately. What follows is the tale of two people from diverse backgrounds crossing hurdles to be together.

“The monsters of the real world were far more dangerous than those in print.”

What I enjoyed most about this book was the author’s descriptions of the settings of the book. The characters were also a strong point for the book, they felt realistic and believable. Although while I enjoyed the author’s simple writing style and his overall idea of two diverse individuals coming together, what I didn’t appreciate was how unrealistic and cheesy certain parts of the book were and how in those moments I felt like I was reading a script of a Bollywood movie rather than an actual book. Some scenes felt dragged out and unnecessary. The plot was pretty much predictable but that in a way made it easier to read the book. Overall, I think this book had a better potential to be something more than what it turned out to be.
Pick it up if you enjoy cheesy romances or are looking for an easy read to get out of a reading slump.

*Disclaimer: I was sent a free copy by the publishers for review but all opinions stated are honest and unbiased.

See you soon! 😄
xo,Rishi